Henderson County unemployment rate drops to 7.4 percent

Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 11:16 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 11:16 a.m.

Henderson County was one of 99 North Carolina counties whose unemployment rates fell in February.

Henderson County’s jobless rate was 7.4 percent, compared to 7.9 percent in January, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce.

Unemployment also was lower in a year-to-year comparison. In February 2012, Henderson County’s rate was 7.8 percent.

Similar trends occurred in Polk and Transylvania counties. Polk’s February unemployment rate was 7.6 percent, compared to 8.2 percent in January and 8.3 percent in February 2012. Transylvania County’s numbers fell from 11.6 percent in January to 10.7 percent in February. The unemployment rate for Transylvania in February 2012 was 11 percent.

The not-seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for February was at 9.5 percent, compared to 10 percent in February 2012.

<p>Henderson County was one of 99 North Carolina counties whose unemployment rates fell in February.</p><p>Henderson County's jobless rate was 7.4 percent, compared to 7.9 percent in January, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce.</p><p>Unemployment also was lower in a year-to-year comparison. In February 2012, Henderson County's rate was 7.8 percent.</p><p>Similar trends occurred in Polk and Transylvania counties. Polk's February unemployment rate was 7.6 percent, compared to 8.2 percent in January and 8.3 percent in February 2012. Transylvania County's numbers fell from 11.6 percent in January to 10.7 percent in February. The unemployment rate for Transylvania in February 2012 was 11 percent. </p><p>The not-seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for February was at 9.5 percent, compared to 10 percent in February 2012.</p>